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LafayetteLady -> RE: Conrad Murray Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter (11/7/2011 10:39:01 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Iamsemisweet
I am not and was not a Michael Jackson fan. I believed him to be mentally ill, based on his actions, and I don't believe that his upbringing was such that he had any idea of how to be a good parent. I also always thought he was a pedophile.
All of this is just my opinion, however, and is solely based on what I read about him over the years, although that was pretty extensive. I wouldn't go so far as to say that his kids are better off, I am sure they are pretty traumatized, the Jackson family being what it is. Still, I have to agree with LL that they may now have a chance for a more normal upbringing.
I am not gonna weigh in on the "who is the biggest bitch" argument. I like you both.
As to the OP, like Delilya, I wish something more could be done. I could google this, but has this guy lost his medical license? He was grossly irresponsible, unlike a lawyer, a doctor has absolute veto power in treating a patient, regardless of the patient's wishes. Murray knew the drug was harmful, and I suspect he know that Michael was not particularly mentally stable. I also think the plastic surgeons who made Michael end up looking like a freak should have their licenses yanked.
While I don't buy into LaToya's theory that there were others involved (entirely), I do think that Murray was a scapegoat covering others involved in this mess, right up through the producers of the event.
As for more being done....look at how celebrities get treated. MJ had sleep overs with children for years and admitted to serving them wine. He held his youngest son out an upper story window by the armpits and no one investigated his parenting skills? Mel Gibson goes on a wild drunken tirade with whis ex, does he do jail time? Lindsay Lohan has been sentenced how many times now but has served only HOURS due to overcrowding? Winona Ryder, Nick Nolte, the list goes on and on.
Studios, managers and agents get the drugs for their stars, it is considered normal in Hollywood. How was Drew Barrymore able to be an addict by the age of five?
Even here, when one dies, we have a "Rest In Peace" thread where everyone mourns the loss of such talent. When they die of an overdose, they committed suicide.
Do more? Should Murray have taken a stronger position with a demanding star (pop icon)? Maybe, but he would have been fired and we all know it. MJ wanted that drug, he demanded that drug. It's sad that Conrad Murray didn't have the guts and backbone to say no. MJ was falling apart bit by bit and it was sad that he needed to perform financially, but he was in no condition to do so.
You look at those children now. At the memorial, they were of course grieving, but also kind of shocked at being out in the open without cover or disguise. Prince Michael and Paris have chosen to go to public school, they are thriving, making friends going place with those friends. These are things they were never allowed to do! The last concert where they spoke, you can see two very strong, happy children who are representing their father with pride and dignity. Blanket still won't attend school. Y'all think that is pure grief? That poor child is afraid of the world because he lived in a different world.
Those children will miss their father forever, there is no doubt about it. However, the life they are living now gives them the opportunity they wouldn't have had if MJ had lived. These children get to be children. To live, to have friends and to walk in the world without encumbrance. Yes it is a shame they lost him before they were older, but they are not simply surviving, they are thriving.
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